IBM Category Manager - Fluent German 

Hungary, Budapest 

477369701

You will have network with leading class sourcing professionals to support your role and career path

You will own primary responsibility to achieve client success against all contractual commitments at a category level

You will assist our clients with strategic sourcing and engage budget holders in strategic procurement strategies to maximize ROI from the investment, appropriate levels of service and compliance with procedures and ensure that professional best practice is achieved

You will be responsible for on-going category management activities including driving supplier performance, demand management savings, and increasing category compliance

You will communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers through all levels of organization, primary interface to key category client stakeholders

You will build and maintain open and transparent relationships with business colleagues that contribute to mitigating change resistance

You will gather and analyze data to provide insights that support decision(s)

Strong decision-making skills and demonstrated negotiation expertise

Supplier relationship management expertise and client facing skills

Proactive character and team player attitude

High levels of personal drive, initiative, and commitment to business goals

Fluent German (and English) and strong communication skills

Minimum 5 years of Category Management experience (or 7 years of Strategic Sourcing experience) in IT Category

Experience with dashboards and reporting tools in general